Midnight Stroll

Midnight Stroll
Studio album by Robert Cray
Released	June 1990 [1]
Genre	Blues
Length	46:55
Label	Mercury [1]
Producer	Dennis Walker
Robert Cray chronology
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1988) Midnight Stroll (1990) I Was Warned (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]
Select	[4]

Midnight Stroll is a blues album by Robert Cray that features the Memphis Horns. ^{[2] [5]} It was released in June 1990 through Mercury Records. ^[1]

Also released in the UK on Mercury was an advance four-track EP called The Midnight Stroll EP. Tracks on this are: "The Forecast (Calls for Pain)", "Holdin' Court", "Labor of Love" and "Midnight Stroll". MERCD 330.^{[ citation needed ]} (Maybe also released elsewhere as INT 878 209-2.)^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

1. "The Forecast (Calls for Pain)" (David Plenn, Dennis Walker) – 4:00
2. "These Things" (Cray) – 4:55
3. "My Problem" (Cray) – 4:41
4. "Labor of Love" (Tim Kaihatsu) – 3:56
5. "Bouncin' Back" (Dennis Walker) – 4:05
6. "Consequences" (Bonnie Hayes, Kevin Hayes, David Nagler-Burns) – 4:24
7. "The Things You Do to Me" (Cray) – 4:44
8. "Walk Around Time" (Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Pugh, Oscar Washington) – 4:18
9. "Move a Mountain" (Cray, Tim Kaihatsu) – 4:07
10. "Holdin' Court" (Richard Cousins, Hayes) – 4:40
11. "Midnight Stroll" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 5:49 ^[2]

Personnel

• Robert Cray - vocals, guitar
• Jimmy Pugh - keyboards
• Richard Cousins - bass
• Kevin Hayes - drums, percussion
• Tim Kaihatsu - rhythm guitar

The Memphis Horns

• Wayne Jackson - trumpet, trombone
• Andrew Love - tenor saxophone ^[5]

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [6]	19

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7]	Silver	60,000^
United States (RIAA) [8]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Midnight Stroll - Robert Cray, Robert Cray Band | Releases". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
2. "Midnight Stroll - Robert Cray, Robert Cray Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
3. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 144. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
4. Sexton, Paul (October 1990). "Moving Mountains". Select . No. 4. p. 96.
5. "Midnight Stroll - Robert Cray, Robert Cray Band | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
6. "Robert Cray | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
7. "British album certifications – Robert Cray – Midnight Stroll". British Phonographic Industry.
8. "American album certifications – Robert Cray – Midnight Stroll". Recording Industry Association of America.